Year: 2024 Language: English Author: UK Defence Club Genre: Guide Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 28 Description: The quality of bunker fuel continues to be a source of concern to shipowners and charterers. Over the last 40 years or so, enhanced refining techniques have resulted in a decline in the quality of residual fuel. Unfortunately, some marine fuels have also been used as a dumping ground for waste chemicals and organic substances that are suspected to have caused serious operating problems. Added to this the global switch to low sulphur fuel in 2020 has resulted in heavy blending and quality issues occur all too frequently. In this publication we set out some important procedures that should be adopted in order to reduce the chances of fuel-related engine damage and ship downtime and provide valuable evidence should a bunker quality claim occur. We also highlight steps that can be taken to minimise the likelihood of bunker quantity claims and review some of the key legal principles relating to the supply of bunkers. On pages 24 to 25 there is a useful checklist summarising some of the key points to consider before, during and after bunkering and in the event of a claim.
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Bunkers: a Guide to Quality and Quantity Claims
Language: English
Author: UK Defence Club
Genre: Guide
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 28
Description: The quality of bunker fuel continues to be a source of concern to shipowners and charterers. Over the last 40 years or so, enhanced refining techniques have resulted in a decline in the quality of residual fuel. Unfortunately, some marine fuels have also been used as a dumping ground for waste chemicals and organic substances that are suspected to have caused serious operating problems. Added to this the global switch to low sulphur fuel in 2020 has resulted in heavy blending and quality issues occur all too frequently.
In this publication we set out some important procedures that should be adopted in order to reduce the chances of fuel-related engine damage and ship downtime and provide valuable evidence should a bunker quality claim occur. We also
highlight steps that can be taken to minimise the likelihood of bunker quantity claims and review some of the key legal principles relating to the supply of bunkers.
On pages 24 to 25 there is a useful checklist summarising some of the key points to consider before, during and after bunkering and in the event of a claim.
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